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experiences superfast inflation With rapid from the size of a cooling, but still Electrons combine nucleus to the size of very, very hot, with protons and a grapefruit in a tiny the quarks can neutrons to form The first huge stars die in fraction of a second. join to form atoms (almost all supernovae exploding heavy protons and hydrogen and elements into the clouds nearby. The neutrons helium) shock waves and the heavy elements kick start the formation of The lines between these periods were not sharp; they merged into one another new stars and solar systems.